No problem though, because lots of extra functionality could easily be added to basic program... or could it????
This is where the problem really started. A quick look in the directory created by the AppWizard revealed a stunning array of about 15 or more files, most of which with almost exactly the same name. A snappy return to the might tome of the MSVC++ Welcome Guide did nothing to illuminate the rapidly murkying waters, and a delve into the further megabytes of the Books Online seemed to just make matters worse.
And that was where things seemed to grind to a halt. An appalling amount of work seemed to be required in order to get even the slightest bit further, and worst still, all of the C and C++ programing skills and intuition that have been aquired over the years suddenly seemed useless, like a limp dangly thing that doesn't do much.
There wasn't even a
main()function!!!
However, rather than give in, I just gave in writing WinApps and went back to doing my work (physics!) in plain old C or C++. Only some time later after a few chance findings on the net did I begin to realise that there was an alternative to all of this...